Wilmington Weather in 1879

Historical record of Wilmington, North Carolina weather for the year 1879 based on NOAA data.

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1879 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	103 °F	July 12
Lowest temperature	15 °F	January 4
Highest daily low	80 °F	July 12
Lowest daily high	31 °F	January 4
Most daily precipitation	8.0 inches	August 18
Most daily snow	1.5 inches	November 20
Total annual precipitation	51.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1879?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1879 was 103 °F which happened on July 12.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1879

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	103 °F	Jul 12
2	98 °F	Aug 8
2	98 °F	Aug 7
4	97 °F	Aug 6
5	96 °F	Jul 17
5	96 °F	Jul 11
5	96 °F	Jul 9
8	95 °F	Jul 10
9	94 °F	Jul 8
10	93 °F	Aug 5
10	93 °F	Jun 16

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1879?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1879 was 15 °F which happened on Jan 4.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1879

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	15 °F	January 4
2	16 °F	January 7
3	19 °F	January 6
4	20 °F	January 3
5	21 °F	January 20
6	23 °F	February 2
6	23 °F	January 5
8	24 °F	December 27
8	24 °F	November 21
10	26 °F	November 22
10	26 °F	March 1
10	26 °F	February 3

January 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	48	37	0.20
January 2	57	38	0.00
January 3	38	20	0.00
January 4	31	15	0.00
January 5	35	23	0.00
January 6	33	19	0.00
January 7	43	16	0.00
January 8	57	33	0.06
January 9	73	42	0.12
January 10	44	28	0.00
January 11	54	30	0.00
January 12	63	39	0.90
January 13	49	37	0.00
January 14	66	37	0.00
January 15	53	36	0.00
January 16	66	38	0.00
January 17	52	39	0.00
January 18	63	46	0.18
January 19	54	34	0.13
January 20	37	21	0.00
January 21	55	29	0.00
January 22	65	44	0.00
January 23	70	46	0.00
January 24	64	48	0.00
January 25	75	50	0.00
January 26	62	41	0.00
January 27	65	34	0.00
January 28	77	56	0.01
January 29	70	49	0.00
January 30	55	40	0.33
January 31	53	38	0.19

February 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	48	35	0.00	n/a
February 2	38	23	0.00	n/a
February 3	50	26	0.00	n/a
February 4	55	34	0.00	n/a
February 5	58	40	0.05	n/a
February 6	56	49	0.07	n/a
February 7	52	40	0.10	n/a
February 8	40	35	0.11	n/a
February 9	54	30	0.00	n/a
February 10	53	35	0.00	n/a
February 11	64	46	1.75	n/a
February 12	64	50	0.05	n/a
February 13	66	49	0.00	n/a
February 14	54	35	0.35	n/a
February 15	46	31	0.00	n/a
February 16	36	27	0.38	n/a
February 17	49	33	0.02	n/a
February 18	48	40	0.83	n/a
February 19	47	33	0.00	n/a
February 20	49	33	0.00	n/a
February 21	44	27	0.00	n/a
February 22	56	31	0.00	n/a
February 23	61	50	0.00	n/a
February 24	61	40	0.00	n/a
February 25	68	44	0.00	n/a
February 26	72	55	0.00	n/a
February 27	62	35	0.00	n/a
February 28	46	28	0.00	n/a

March 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	56	26	0.00	n/a
March 2	64	34	0.00	n/a
March 3	51	41	0.04	n/a
March 4	53	39	0.00	n/a
March 5	67	43	0.00	n/a
March 6	66	38	0.00	n/a
March 7	77	50	0.00	n/a
March 8	58	45	0.00	n/a
March 9	74	48	0.00	n/a
March 10	81	58	0.00	n/a
March 11	82	58	0.00	n/a
March 12	66	48	0.10	n/a
March 13	68	44	0.00	n/a
March 14	65	58	0.23	n/a
March 15	62	48	0.00	n/a
March 16	69	47	0.00	n/a
March 17	73	55	0.00	n/a
March 18	63	38	0.41	n/a
March 19	54	33	0.00	n/a
March 20	68	43	0.00	n/a
March 21	77	62	0.01	n/a
March 22	74	60	0.17	n/a
March 23	68	50	0.00	n/a
March 24	67	47	0.00	n/a
March 25	66	51	0.00	n/a
March 26	69	49	0.00	n/a
March 27	79	59	0.09	n/a
March 28	70	50	0.00	n/a
March 29	76	51	0.12	n/a
March 30	60	44	0.89	n/a
March 31	60	41	0.00	n/a

April 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	54	43	0.06	n/a
April 2	61	45	0.09	n/a
April 3	71	40	0.00	n/a
April 4	55	32	0.00	n/a
April 5	53	36	0.00	n/a
April 6	61	37	0.00	n/a
April 7	74	49	0.07	n/a
April 8	61	47	0.07	n/a
April 9	65	40	0.00	n/a
April 10	71	57	0.00	n/a
April 11	74	57	0.00	n/a
April 12	61	45	0.00	n/a
April 13	69	44	0.00	n/a
April 14	75	60	0.00	n/a
April 15	79	60	0.00	n/a
April 16	72	63	1.75	n/a
April 17	68	62	0.86	n/a
April 18	65	47	0.00	n/a
April 19	63	44	0.00	n/a
April 20	67	45	0.00	n/a
April 21	71	46	0.00	n/a
April 22	77	46	0.00	n/a
April 23	82	53	0.00	n/a
April 24	71	57	0.00	n/a
April 25	73	53	0.00	n/a
April 26	81	62	0.00	n/a
April 27	77	61	0.00	n/a
April 28	71	65	1.03	n/a
April 29	77	62	0.82	n/a
April 30	81	58	0.58	n/a

May 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	68	55	0.15	n/a
May 2	70	51	0.33	n/a
May 3	76	49	0.00	n/a
May 4	79	59	0.00	n/a
May 5	81	67	0.00	n/a
May 6	88	65	0.00	n/a
May 7	68	55	0.47	n/a
May 8	66	54	0.00	n/a
May 9	66	50	0.00	n/a
May 10	72	55	0.00	n/a
May 11	76	58	0.00	n/a
May 12	73	62	0.58	n/a
May 13	77	64	0.36	n/a
May 14	70	66	1.11	n/a
May 15	82	65	0.09	n/a
May 16	78	67	0.29	n/a
May 17	78	67	0.09	n/a
May 18	76	64	0.66	n/a
May 19	81	65	0.07	n/a
May 20	82	65	0.25	n/a
May 21	85	66	0.00	n/a
May 22	80	61	0.00	n/a
May 23	74	54	0.00	n/a
May 24	71	48	0.00	n/a
May 25	86	57	0.00	n/a
May 26	91	66	0.55	n/a
May 27	82	67	0.06	n/a
May 28	91	68	0.00	n/a
May 29	86	68	0.00	n/a
May 30	87	70	0.00	n/a
May 31	85	69	0.00	n/a

June 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	85	69	0.00	n/a
June 2	86	67	0.00	n/a
June 3	83	68	0.00	n/a
June 4	80	66	0.31	n/a
June 5	85	63	0.00	n/a
June 6	88	68	0.00	n/a
June 7	78	66	0.00	n/a
June 8	77	58	0.00	n/a
June 9	80	64	0.00	n/a
June 10	82	70	0.00	n/a
June 11	83	66	0.00	n/a
June 12	82	71	0.30	n/a
June 13	86	71	0.00	n/a
June 14	85	68	0.00	n/a
June 15	86	72	0.00	n/a
June 16	93	77	0.05	n/a
June 17	83	72	0.00	n/a
June 18	78	66	0.13	n/a
June 19	73	58	0.73	n/a
June 20	76	54	0.00	n/a
June 21	81	53	0.00	n/a
June 22	86	61	0.00	n/a
June 23	92	66	0.00	n/a
June 24	91	70	0.00	n/a
June 25	82	70	1.06	n/a
June 26	86	66	0.00	n/a
June 27	86	69	0.00	n/a
June 28	84	73	0.28	n/a
June 29	89	72	0.49	n/a
June 30	86	70	0.00	n/a

July 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	84	65	0.00	n/a
July 2	84	63	0.00	n/a
July 3	87	65	0.00	n/a
July 4	87	68	0.00	n/a
July 5	89	70	0.06	n/a
July 6	75	69	0.00	n/a
July 7	84	64	0.00	n/a
July 8	94	73	0.00	n/a
July 9	96	77	0.00	n/a
July 10	95	77	0.00	n/a
July 11	96	75	0.00	n/a
July 12	103	80	0.00	n/a
July 13	89	76	0.04	n/a
July 14	83	74	0.00	n/a
July 15	90	68	0.00	n/a
July 16	91	72	0.00	n/a
July 17	96	76	0.00	n/a
July 18	86	73	0.09	n/a
July 19	85	65	0.00	n/a
July 20	83	63	0.00	n/a
July 21	82	65	0.00	n/a
July 22	85	67	0.00	n/a
July 23	90	72	0.00	n/a
July 24	90	76	0.00	n/a
July 25	82	74	0.05	n/a
July 26	86	73	1.35	n/a
July 27	86	73	0.73	n/a
July 28	89	76	0.97	n/a
July 29	85	73	0.65	n/a
July 30	88	72	0.73	n/a
July 31	89	77	0.00	n/a

August 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	89	77	0.00	n/a
August 2	88	77	0.27	n/a
August 3	88	73	0.09	n/a
August 4	89	72	0.02	n/a
August 5	93	74	0.05	n/a
August 6	97	77	0.00	n/a
August 7	98	79	0.05	n/a
August 8	98	74	0.25	n/a
August 9	84	64	0.10	n/a
August 10	78	60	0.00	n/a
August 11	80	61	0.00	n/a
August 12	81	64	0.00	n/a
August 13	82	69	0.09	n/a
August 14	91	67	0.00	n/a
August 15	89	73	0.35	n/a
August 16	86	73	0.48	n/a
August 17	87	76	0.31	n/a
August 18	89	68	8.04	n/a
August 19	83	70	0.55	n/a
August 20	84	70	0.00	n/a
August 21	86	70	0.10	n/a
August 22	84	72	0.03	n/a
August 23	88	75	0.27	n/a
August 24	86	77	0.22	n/a
August 25	89	77	0.10	n/a
August 26	82	66	0.00	n/a
August 27	76	64	0.00	n/a
August 28	77	59	0.00	n/a
August 29	82	58	0.00	n/a
August 30	86	62	0.00	n/a
August 31	92	68	0.00	n/a

September 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	86	69	0.00	n/a
September 2	86	73	0.83	n/a
September 3	87	77	0.00	n/a
September 4	91	70	0.00	n/a
September 5	89	67	0.00	n/a
September 6	87	68	0.00	n/a
September 7	86	67	0.00	n/a
September 8	92	68	0.45	n/a
September 9	77	62	0.00	n/a
September 10	74	60	0.00	n/a
September 11	75	55	0.00	n/a
September 12	77	56	0.00	n/a
September 13	81	59	0.00	n/a
September 14	74	66	0.00	n/a
September 15	71	63	0.00	n/a
September 16	84	62	0.00	n/a
September 17	90	67	0.00	n/a
September 18	84	66	0.00	n/a
September 19	81	66	0.23	n/a
September 20	73	67	2.71	n/a
September 21	72	65	1.55	n/a
September 22	68	63	0.32	n/a
September 23	71	62	0.09	n/a
September 24	78	63	0.00	n/a
September 25	70	54	0.00	n/a
September 26	69	47	0.00	n/a
September 27	76	50	0.00	n/a
September 28	81	57	0.00	n/a
September 29	82	59	0.00	n/a
September 30	83	64	0.00	n/a

October 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	85	64	0.00	n/a
October 2	85	63	0.00	n/a
October 3	85	65	0.00	n/a
October 4	84	65	0.00	n/a
October 5	86	65	0.00	n/a
October 6	85	67	0.00	n/a
October 7	85	69	0.10	n/a
October 8	84	69	0.00	n/a
October 9	85	68	0.00	n/a
October 10	86	69	0.60	n/a
October 11	77	67	0.03	n/a
October 12	78	66	0.00	n/a
October 13	81	63	0.00	n/a
October 14	80	63	0.00	n/a
October 15	80	66	0.00	n/a
October 16	81	64	0.00	n/a
October 17	82	64	0.00	n/a
October 18	83	66	0.00	n/a
October 19	79	56	0.68	n/a
October 20	67	54	0.00	n/a
October 21	73	57	0.70	n/a
October 22	74	64	0.00	n/a
October 23	72	66	0.11	n/a
October 24	67	46	0.00	n/a
October 25	54	36	0.00	n/a
October 26	64	38	0.00	n/a
October 27	68	50	0.07	n/a
October 28	72	57	0.31	n/a
October 29	74	48	0.00	n/a
October 30	79	53	0.00	n/a
October 31	65	49	0.00	n/a

November 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	54	48	0.00	0.0
November 2	64	46	0.02	0.0
November 3	60	39	0.00	0.0
November 4	47	30	0.00	0.0
November 5	54	30	0.00	0.0
November 6	67	36	0.00	0.0
November 7	74	48	0.00	0.0
November 8	74	53	0.16	0.0
November 9	76	62	0.00	0.0
November 10	81	55	0.00	0.0
November 11	77	57	0.00	0.0
November 12	80	60	0.00	0.0
November 13	83	65	0.00	0.0
November 14	81	64	0.00	0.0
November 15	80	65	0.00	0.0
November 16	77	61	0.00	0.0
November 17	68	52	0.14	0.0
November 18	78	46	0.49	0.0
November 19	47	32	1.56	0.0
November 20	42	27	0.11	1.5
November 21	40	24	0.00	0.0
November 22	51	26	0.00	0.0
November 23	64	36	0.00	0.0
November 24	51	38	0.00	0.0
November 25	68	32	0.00	0.0
November 26	66	38	0.00	0.0
November 27	65	42	0.00	0.0
November 28	74	62	0.00	0.0
November 29	68	43	0.00	0.0
November 30	46	27	0.00	0.0

December 1879 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	62	28	0.00	n/a
December 2	70	37	0.00	n/a
December 3	70	50	0.00	n/a
December 4	67	57	0.43	n/a
December 5	68	52	0.08	n/a
December 6	72	60	0.99	n/a
December 7	69	51	0.00	n/a
December 8	72	45	0.00	n/a
December 9	69	48	0.00	n/a
December 10	69	49	0.02	n/a
December 11	74	64	0.10	n/a
December 12	65	40	0.14	n/a
December 13	48	39	0.17	n/a
December 14	68	45	0.23	n/a
December 15	68	49	0.01	n/a
December 16	55	37	0.00	n/a
December 17	66	40	0.00	n/a
December 18	58	42	0.00	n/a
December 19	70	39	0.00	n/a
December 20	71	48	0.00	n/a
December 21	64	44	0.00	n/a
December 22	69	46	0.00	n/a
December 23	74	59	0.00	n/a
December 24	78	55	0.04	n/a
December 25	75	63	0.00	n/a
December 26	65	33	0.00	n/a
December 27	46	24	0.00	n/a
December 28	64	36	0.00	n/a
December 29	73	50	0.00	n/a
December 30	73	51	0.00	n/a
December 31	60	51	0.00	n/a

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Wilmington International Airport	location
1870–1947	Wilmington WB City	location